Antal Full Batten HS Guide Systems

The Antal HS Guide System is designed for boats
with full batten mainsails that experience high
loads and compression-loading on the mainsail
luff. The system’s aluminium sliders contain HS
composite fibre inserts that run on aluminium track
mounted on the mast. HS composite fibre is a new
material that is durable over long periods of use
and offers extremely low friction coefficients. The
material is made from special resins strengthened
with fibre and is self lubricating.

The HS Guide System provides the following
advantages:

the low friction properties of the HS composite
fibre allows the cars to be shorter than standard
ball-bearing car systems, thereby reducing the
stacking height at the mast when the sail is
down

the lower cars can easily be removed from the
track when the sail is reefed, thereby keeping
the tack low to the boom

minimum friction under load

less maintenance than ball bearing car systems;

cars can easily be removed and re-installed on
the track whenever the mainsail is changed.

Each batten end fitting is attached to a slider with
a triaxial joint to ensure that the batten can freely
orient itself under all points of sail.
At least one simple slider should be attached to
the sail with nylon webbing between two battens.
A headboard is attached to the sail with webbing
and is secured to the slider (double or triple) with a
clevis pin which allows the headboard to pivot and
to be removed.